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Justice Dept. ATF Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Firearm Records Retention Periods
May 11, 2026
WASHINGTON, May 11 (TNSFR) -- The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) proposes to amend Department of Justice regulations establishing records retention periods for federal firearms licensees' (FFLs) acquisition and disposition (A&D) records, and the retention period for records the National Tracing Center (NTC) receives.

Specifically, ATF is proposing these records be retained for a specific period rather than indefinitely, and is considering either . . .

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